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NNadir

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6. Bullshit again. Nuclear energy is the ONLY form of power, worldwide, that exceeds the capacity utilization of coal...

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:07 AM

Mar 26

...power plants.

The big lie that flies around among antinukes and "I'm not an antinuke" antinukes is that solar and wind crap, which has such low capacity utilization, well under 40% generally - not that this stops antinukes from insipidly and dishonestly stating nameplate capacity for this junk in units of power, Watts, as opposed to units of energy, Joules, - is a viable alternative to coal, about which they generally don't give a shit.

If one is interested in the cause of climate collapse, as opposed to whining about it, one could look up figures for capacity utilization.

I have.

Of course, I don't just pretend to care about the climate collapse, I do the necessary homework.

Have a nice afternoon.

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Extreme global climate outcomes are possible even at 2C of warming [View all] OKIsItJustMe Mar 26 OP

James Hansen et al: Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms: evidence from paleoclimate data, climate modeling, and... OKIsItJustMe Mar 26 #1

Yes, but Fukushima was worse, right? NNadir Mar 26 #2

False Dichotomy OKIsItJustMe Mar 26 #3

Bullshit. There is a CAUSE of the climate collapse, and it is the use of fossil fuels. NNadir Mar 26 #4

Yes OKIsItJustMe Mar 26 #5

Bullshit again. Nuclear energy is the ONLY form of power, worldwide, that exceeds the capacity utilization of coal... NNadir Mar 26 #6

As usual, you suggest that anyone who disagrees with you in the slightest degree is ignorant and/or stupid OKIsItJustMe Mar 26 #7

As usual I note that while I respect and utilize the IEA tables giving historical data, I have zero respect for... NNadir Mar 26 #9

Something you won't bother to read OKIsItJustMe Mar 26 #8

I read all day long, but I am very clear that the word "Watt" is a unit of PEAK power, not energy. If one... NNadir Mar 26 #10

The sort of evidence you ignore because it doesn't support your narrative OKIsItJustMe Mar 26 #11

I refer you to post #9 in this thread. As for climate gas reductions in China, attributing them to solar... NNadir Mar 26 #12

A scientist looks at evidence for and against their theories OKIsItJustMe Mar 26 #13

Again, bullshit: Pot and Kettle. I have merely pointed out that climate gas reductions in China can be attributed... NNadir Mar 26 #14

From the data at the link in post #14, one can calculate that the capacity utilization of nuclear plants in China NNadir Mar 26 #15

Um, it would seem - not all that surprising - that "I'm not an antinuke" antinukes around here know nothing at all... NNadir Friday #18

China is adding renewable capacity MUCH faster than it is adding Nuclear. thought crime Mar 26 #16

The "nukes-only" folk don't understand the word "transition". thought crime Mar 26 #17